Yair Ramati
Israeli engineer and former IDF colonel; head of the Defence Ministry's Missile Defense Organization from 2012 until dismissed over a security breach in 2015; later chairman of UVision
| Yair Ramati
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|---|---|
| Image |  Ramati (photo: Globes) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Engineer; defence official; company director |
| Known for | Head of the Missile Defense Organization (2012–2015); chairman of UVision |
| Education | Technion |
Yair Ramati is an Israeli engineer and former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) colonel. He was a senior executive at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and from 2012 headed the Israeli Ministry of Defence's Missile Defense Organization (MDO). He was dismissed in December 2015 after classified documents were found on his personal computer.[1] He later became chairman of the loitering-munitions maker UVision, and remains on its board.[2][3]
Missile Defense Organization
Globes reported that Ramati, "A graduate of the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and a colonel in the IDF", had been a senior executive at IAI before becoming head of the MDO in 2012. During his four years in the post he oversaw Israel's three main missile-defence programmes: Arrow, David's Sling and Iron Dome.[1]
In December 2015 the ministry dismissed him "due to grave security violations", according to Globes, which reported that "highly classified documents relating to his work were found on his personal computer". The ministry said: "Grave information regarding a security violation was recently discovered, which does not make it possible for Ramati to continue fulfilling his role at the Ministry of Defense. Further handling of the matter has been passed onto the relevant authorities." The same statement said that Ramati "was of great merit and made a major contribution to the defense system".[1]
UVision
By April 2019 Ramati was chairman of UVision, and in that role welcomed the appointment of Maj. Gen. (res.) Avi Mizrachi as chief executive.[2] At the Paris Air Show in June 2023 he spoke to European Defence Review as "Chairman of the UVision Board of Directors" about the company's Hero range, including the new man-portable Hero-90.[4] Ctech reported in 2026 that UVision's chairman was Ilan Gifman and that Ramati remained on the board, with Yedidya Yaari and Yair Dubester.[3]
| Organisation | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Defense Forces | Colonel | [1] |
| Israel Aerospace Industries | Senior executive (before 2012) | [1] |
| Missile Defense Organization, Ministry of Defence | Head (2012 – December 2015) | [1] |
| UVision | Chairman (by 2019; still in 2023); director (reported 2026) | [2][4][3] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Globes correspondent, Israeli missile defense chief ousted Globes, 27 December 2015, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 UVision Air Ltd, UVision Air Ltd Appoints Major General (Res.) Avi Mizrachi as new CEO Aviation & Defence Universe, 19 April 2019, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Golan Hazani, UVision weighs foreign investor as IPO stalls Ctech, 13 October 2026, accessed 3 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paolo Valpolini, PAS 2023 – UVision introduces new manportable loitering munitions following the market trend European Defence Review, 25 June 2023, accessed 10 November 2026.